Song Quotes by Paul Stanley

11 Song quotes by Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley talks about songs with the swagger of a stage veteran, emphasizing how a riff can ignite a crowd. These eleven snippets capture his belief that every track is a chance to connect, even in a concise format.

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The fact that you can't base a coffeehouse on any other rock band is the other rock bands' problem, not mine.

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When rock roll is done with that fervor, it's close to gospel.

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If I write for myself, I write a song and I bring in the musicians that are best suited to play it.…

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The premise of Kiss has always been to not live within the confinements and boundaries other people set for themselves. We set…

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“[...] I saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. As I watched them singing, it hit me: This is my ticket…

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Nothing could ever stop Kiss. I've seen the band in down times where critics were like vultures circling overhead saying things like,…

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People relate to the spirit of the band, which is to live your way and succeed on your own terms. There's no…

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I think KISS has always been about celebrating self-empowerment. Celebrating the idea that anything is possible with determination and hard work.

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I'm a great believer in not over-thinking lyrics. You might become technically better as a songwriter, but you lose what originally made…

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“I was also skeptical about what all the grunge bands would do on their second albums. There were a lot of great…

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What it comes down to is, Kiss has always been a beast that has this tendency to run wild, and it needs…

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“in order to be comfortable with other people, you have to be comfortable with yourself.”

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Credibility is someone else's idea of what I should be doing.

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“One thing I had figured out by then was that talent, like everything else, was just a starting point. What counted was what you…

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The only exercise I got as a kid was fork to mouth. Food was equated with love in my household. I thought you left…

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The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup!

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I love being a member of KISS.

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There are no fans more rabid or devoted than KISS fans. KISS fans are what all other fans are measured against. That's how it…

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“There was a debauched kind of elegance to the British bands: they had great haircuts, they wore velvets and satins, and they were cohesive…

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